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>> john mccain and lindsay graham and the "wall street journal" editorial board, extremely dismissive of rand paul and the "wall street journal" said, calm down and, you have to do more than fire up impressionable libertarians in they're college dorm and i thought when was the last time a republican managed to capture the imagination of young people, some people on the left, mitch mcconnell, john thune, jon cornyn, marco rubio, there was a wide range of republicans, and, people on the left, who said, you know something? i think the attorney general should be able to answer a simple question, with an unequivocal yes or no. he couldn't do that. and, rand paul served an enormously important function during the filibuster, he wasn't waving his hands and ranting and raving, contrary to what the journal said. he said, we have three branches of government and it is our solemn duty to put a check on what the executive decides to do and want to slap, enemy combatant on an individual and it gives the president unilateral and secret authority to order an assassination by drone or any other strik
>> john mccain and lindsay graham and the "wall street journal" editorial board, extremely dismissive of rand paul and the "wall street journal" said, calm down and, you have to do more than fire up impressionable libertarians in they're college dorm and i thought when was the last time a republican managed to capture the imagination of young people, some people on the left, mitch mcconnell, john thune, jon cornyn, marco rubio, there was a wide range of republicans,...
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let me explain one thing, the law is really clear because lindsay graham wrote the law. what he said is correct. you can declare him an enemy combatant and he will still be tried in a criminal proceeding in a civilian court system because that's what the law is. that has nothing to do with enemy combatant status. nothing. that's what they are trying do here. >> and that is not what that statute says. >> lindsey graham wrote the law and has been -- you are incorrect. you can be an anen combatant -- >> what he wrote was only aliens can be tried -- >> no, that's not correct. >> guys we have to run. >> you are incorrect. >> coming up tonight, we have a special hannity tribute to the great city of boston and the victims of last more than's horrific atank but first should torture be used to extract information from the bombing suspect? some are here to defend that statement. that and more coming up straight ahead. @ ♪ roundup ♪ now roundup has a new sharp-shootin' wand ♪ ♪ just point and shoot, and weeds are gone ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪
let me explain one thing, the law is really clear because lindsay graham wrote the law. what he said is correct. you can declare him an enemy combatant and he will still be tried in a criminal proceeding in a civilian court system because that's what the law is. that has nothing to do with enemy combatant status. nothing. that's what they are trying do here. >> and that is not what that statute says. >> lindsey graham wrote the law and has been -- you are incorrect. you can be an...
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lindsay graham is saying it's time for a special council to come in. he thinks those kinds of instructions and that kind of phone comes from the heist levels of the u.s. government. senator rand paul thinks the irs scandal is diminishing president obama's ability to lead. >> i think we have to get to the bottom of this. i think the constellation of these three scandals ongoing really takes away from the president's moral authority to lead the nation. nobody questions his legal authority but he is losing the moral authority to lead this nation and he really needs to put a stop to this. i don't care if you are a republican or democrat nobody likes to see the opposite party punishing you for your political beliefs. >> but the director congresswoman debbie watson schultz thinks obama has done enough already calling on irs leaders to design and not let them target any one ever again. this is while other democrats are saying the irs was right to crack down on groups seeking tax exempt status. >> citizens united really unleashed hundreds if not thousands of o
lindsay graham is saying it's time for a special council to come in. he thinks those kinds of instructions and that kind of phone comes from the heist levels of the u.s. government. senator rand paul thinks the irs scandal is diminishing president obama's ability to lead. >> i think we have to get to the bottom of this. i think the constellation of these three scandals ongoing really takes away from the president's moral authority to lead the nation. nobody questions his legal authority...
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. >> here's lindsay graham, badgering defense nominee hagel. about his whether the iranian revolutionary guard should be designated terrorist organization. i think this is aimed at south carolina's right wing. let's listen. >> if there was a vote on the floor of the senate this afternoon, to label the iranian revolutionary guard, the people who have killed our soldiers in iraq, some of the most vicious people to the people of iran themselves, if there were a vote tomorrow or this afternoon or after lunch, would you still vote no? >> well i would want to know from the president, what they were doing. but again -- >> i mean you read the paper, you watch tv, you got any doubt what they're doing? if you had a chance tomorrow, today, after lunch, to vote to say that the iranian revolutionary guard was a terrorist organization, would you still vote no? >> well the reason i voted no to start with -- >> well you told me that. my question is would you reconsider and would you vote yes this time? or would you still vote no? >> times change, i recognize t
. >> here's lindsay graham, badgering defense nominee hagel. about his whether the iranian revolutionary guard should be designated terrorist organization. i think this is aimed at south carolina's right wing. let's listen. >> if there was a vote on the floor of the senate this afternoon, to label the iranian revolutionary guard, the people who have killed our soldiers in iraq, some of the most vicious people to the people of iran themselves, if there were a vote tomorrow or this...
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you have senator john mccain, lindsay graham, kelly ayotte. they're beating drums loudly for military intervention in syria. 70% of the american people say don't even think about it, mr. president. are they representing the republican party here? what is the deal? >> national security is obviously something that i got to tell you and i've said it before, it no a place as chairman of the party that we dive into a lot but the common thread is that the president isn't leading. his yes isn't yes and his no isn't no. he's not decisive on these issues. i got to tell you, when he gets pushed into military intervention or at least weapons or support by a comment made by bill clinton -- >> bill clinton said he would be a wuss if he didn't. >> in the next few days the president came out and said now we're going to dabble into syria. dabbling into anything is problematic. >> one would think that the republican party and conservatives would stand up for conservative values. >> we're a party of freedom. we've always been a party of aa strong national defen
you have senator john mccain, lindsay graham, kelly ayotte. they're beating drums loudly for military intervention in syria. 70% of the american people say don't even think about it, mr. president. are they representing the republican party here? what is the deal? >> national security is obviously something that i got to tell you and i've said it before, it no a place as chairman of the party that we dive into a lot but the common thread is that the president isn't leading. his yes isn't...
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listen to lindsay graham on this. >> i saw a movie like this before. north korea, did not end well. what does this accomplish. >> in iran they're spiking the football in the end zone. >> stephanie, he has seen movies i hadn't seen. i never saw the north korean movie. so this thing, this appeasment, you know, obama has -- has lost the universe in iran. >> yeah, yeah. already. here's what i love too. it's all like, right-wing, amazing race to hitler analogy. some sort of game show. how fast they can get to. it is just like hitler. it's not anything like hitler. munich. or appeasment, or i mean that happened once in history. every other comparison is a bad one. this i think any normal person would say, is a huge, the american people, in a approximately poll today, 2 to 1. a stunning diplomatic success like syria was. they called that a debacle. tell me how getting some one to disarm without firing a shot is a debacle. >> to get up in arms, you have to argue there is a long term consequence that may, may not kick in. bah because the it is quite clear. what they have to do, iranians, bri
listen to lindsay graham on this. >> i saw a movie like this before. north korea, did not end well. what does this accomplish. >> in iran they're spiking the football in the end zone. >> stephanie, he has seen movies i hadn't seen. i never saw the north korean movie. so this thing, this appeasment, you know, obama has -- has lost the universe in iran. >> yeah, yeah. already. here's what i love too. it's all like, right-wing, amazing race to hitler analogy. some sort of...
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lindsay graham supported the strike before the deal was made and joins me now. it is great to have you back. appreciate you being here today. (applause) >> thank you, for a baptist proacher, you are very witty. >> you might have made all of the baptist mad thinking they are not funny as they are. >> i am one, and i know we are not funny. >> and i want to ask you, you are supportive of the action going into syria and then, it just got really, really out of hand. and now today there is an agreement. do you trust the agreement and the parties that are putting it together? >> absolutely not. it is a blind alley and a box canyon for america. putin led us down a road where there is no good out come. without the threat of force the agreement means nothing. i wanted to strike assad and punish him and change the tide of battle. mike, what happens if assad said no, you can't go there? without a chapter seven resolution which the russians are threatening to veto and allows the use of force it means nothing. this is a debacle. >> and where did this whole thing unravel? >> i
lindsay graham supported the strike before the deal was made and joins me now. it is great to have you back. appreciate you being here today. (applause) >> thank you, for a baptist proacher, you are very witty. >> you might have made all of the baptist mad thinking they are not funny as they are. >> i am one, and i know we are not funny. >> and i want to ask you, you are supportive of the action going into syria and then, it just got really, really out of hand. and now...
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lindsay graham has a bill. the lindsay graham's bill does two things. first, it sort of any state can automatically get you if they think that you're a danger to yourself or someone else. that's legal in all 50 states, woe narrow that down in the case of gun control. if you were quote an imminent danger if you will. not only is he restricting the gene pool of quote crazy people from buying guns. he's taking it too a much, much more stricter level for the courts to have to prove. secondly, once they get out, they under his bill, under his legislation, as currently proposed, they could go buy guns once they're out of the looney bin per se. i'm not sure that's a smart thing. so while we have these neat things happening on expanded background checks, human trafficking, et cetera, et cetera, the republicans are working behind the scenes, guess who wrote the lindsay graham bill? the nra. i know everyone is shocked by that. >> that's the issue, ron, the nra wants no bill. >> the nation has an editorial. wayne lapierre is winning, the gro group's strategy has b
lindsay graham has a bill. the lindsay graham's bill does two things. first, it sort of any state can automatically get you if they think that you're a danger to yourself or someone else. that's legal in all 50 states, woe narrow that down in the case of gun control. if you were quote an imminent danger if you will. not only is he restricting the gene pool of quote crazy people from buying guns. he's taking it too a much, much more stricter level for the courts to have to prove. secondly, once...
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lindsay graham a wants ants action plan that the chemical weapons are skuishd once assad is deposed. they say they are not calling for the u.s. to send troops to sear graduate bu the obama administration is reluctant to even send weapons. >>> speaking of lindsay graham, he is with me now. your reaction now. we understand it was your letter along with john mccain that revealed this intelligence. they responded to you in a letter as wendall just quoted that our intel does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the syrian regime has these weapons on a small scale? >> they say moderate to high probability. the israelis confirmed from their intelligence sources the use of chemical weapons. our european alleys have confirmed from their intelligence sources the use of chemical weapons. our people say moderate to high probability. when you talk to syrian opposition, they will say hundred percent that assad have used chemical weapons. i think the red line has been cross and at question is now what. >> megyn: this is an important one. this is president obama on the red line and use of
lindsay graham a wants ants action plan that the chemical weapons are skuishd once assad is deposed. they say they are not calling for the u.s. to send troops to sear graduate bu the obama administration is reluctant to even send weapons. >>> speaking of lindsay graham, he is with me now. your reaction now. we understand it was your letter along with john mccain that revealed this intelligence. they responded to you in a letter as wendall just quoted that our intel does assess with...
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lindsay graham of south carolina. the next round will be held in geneva in october. james rosen, fox news. >>> for the first time we are hearing from the daughter of a louisiana pastor who was shot dead in front of his congregation. pastor ronald harris sr., here a picture. he was giving his sermon. if the father could talk to his killer he would tell him, quote, i forgive you and i love you. the man charged with murdering her dad is a former deacon at the church who left the church four years ago. >> happening today bp will be back in court over the 2010 deep water horizon still. the trial will focus on whether the oil giant did everything it could to stop the 176 million gallon gusher. the blowout killed 11 men and polluted the golf waters and 5 gulf state beaches. they put out 18 billion, 5 times the original amount set aside for fox. >> a warning about popular chicken and ham products. they are recalling 19,000 pounds of ready to eat meats because of possible listeria contamination. the chicken and ham salads were sold all across the country under the brands mark
lindsay graham of south carolina. the next round will be held in geneva in october. james rosen, fox news. >>> for the first time we are hearing from the daughter of a louisiana pastor who was shot dead in front of his congregation. pastor ronald harris sr., here a picture. he was giving his sermon. if the father could talk to his killer he would tell him, quote, i forgive you and i love you. the man charged with murdering her dad is a former deacon at the church who left the church...
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senator lindsay graham told "the washington post," of all the damage to be done politically, one of the greatest concerns is that somehow john boehner gets compromised. among some republicans is that boehner is going to end up being pushed out and replacing them will make things worse for the republicans. this puts us back to where they were. boehner may be weaker than he was then, but so is the tea party. there is no alternative leader and no indication that that exists in the near future. boehner happy able to control the rest, but they don't know what they want. they are not in a position to replace their own. that was the direction of the republican party. senator john mccain said republicans have to understand we have lost this battle. we were demanding something that was not achievable. no matter the fallout, this is clear. 2013 has been a lost year for the republican party. as a short coming with limited mi nority voters? not at all. the gop remains blinded by the health care law and never runs for office again. you can see the shut down debt ceiling debate over the health care l
senator lindsay graham told "the washington post," of all the damage to be done politically, one of the greatest concerns is that somehow john boehner gets compromised. among some republicans is that boehner is going to end up being pushed out and replacing them will make things worse for the republicans. this puts us back to where they were. boehner may be weaker than he was then, but so is the tea party. there is no alternative leader and no indication that that exists in the near...
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john mccain, lindsay graham headed to the white house. first read team will join us with scoop on the meeting in a few hours. what could be accomplished? we'll find out. >>> but first, today's money minute, here's a look at wall street. "news nation" is back in three. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ quattro!!!!! exciting and would always come max and pto my rescue. bookstore but as time passed, i started to notice max just wasn't himself. and i knew he'd feel better if he lost a little weight. so i switched to purina cat chow healthy weight formula. i just fed the recommended amount... and they both loved the taste. after a few months max's "special powers" returned... and i got my hero back. purina cat chow healthy weight. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn
john mccain, lindsay graham headed to the white house. first read team will join us with scoop on the meeting in a few hours. what could be accomplished? we'll find out. >>> but first, today's money minute, here's a look at wall street. "news nation" is back in three. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i...
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lindsay graham the conservative from south carolina spoke very optimistically about what had happened. >> i think you'll see something out of the house in the next 24 hours to reopen the entire government that will have changes to obamacare that will not destroy the program but make it better. i think you'll have an effort by the house not to raise it for a year but for a period of time. we hope we'll get this behind us in the next 24 hours. there is a deal to be had to raise the debt ceiling in the next 48 hours that will also relieve some of the pain caused by the affordable care act. >> competing with a house republican plan. remember they came back yesterday with a six week extension. the president through his spokesman today backing off any sort of support of that. this past tuesday the president said he would absolutely be open for an extension as short as six weeks. in the meantime, the white house now balking at that as well. house and senate democrats, the president's allies were reluctant to commit to anything like that as a way to brak the impasse. >> better known as the se
lindsay graham the conservative from south carolina spoke very optimistically about what had happened. >> i think you'll see something out of the house in the next 24 hours to reopen the entire government that will have changes to obamacare that will not destroy the program but make it better. i think you'll have an effort by the house not to raise it for a year but for a period of time. we hope we'll get this behind us in the next 24 hours. there is a deal to be had to raise the debt...
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now, south carolina senator lindsay graham makes a great point. >> i'm a verizon customer. i don't mind verizon turning over records to the the government if the government is going to make sure they try to match up a known terrorist phoning with somebody in the united states. i don't think you're talking with terrorists. i know i'm not, so we don't have anything to worry about. >> stephen: yes, if you don't have anything to hide, people should be able to look at anything you've got. that's whyçç i am calling on senator lindsay graham to stop wearing pants. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so we can finally, finally lay to rest the disturbing and i am sure unfound rumors that he is a middle aged lesbian. but i don't for a minute believe that's true. but there is one party whose privacy has been violated here. it's verizon's. we, the public, have no right to know their private information that they turned over our private information. ( laughter ) this will lose verizon millions of customers, or it would if their contract ever expired. ( laughter ) ( applause ) the point is-- t
now, south carolina senator lindsay graham makes a great point. >> i'm a verizon customer. i don't mind verizon turning over records to the the government if the government is going to make sure they try to match up a known terrorist phoning with somebody in the united states. i don't think you're talking with terrorists. i know i'm not, so we don't have anything to worry about. >> stephen: yes, if you don't have anything to hide, people should be able to look at anything you've...
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one of the most outspoken law makers is senators lindsay ÑiÑ!% graham. he and septemberorfá mccain released a joint statement and called the framework worked out meaningless. you will see senator graham's first television interview. he argues stopping theÑi syria weapon's crisis is a small part of the bigger picture. he said the focus should be on iran. here is a portion of that. >> the mixed message and the debacle called syria can't be repeated when it comes to iran. here's cq i am going to do. i will get a bipartisan çó cocarcsalition put together and put a use of force and allowing our country to use military force to stop iran nuclear program to make sure all of the debacle called syria does not mean we are confused about iran. >> you can watch that entire interview on huckabee. >> october 1st, here it comes. top labor leaders are attempting to iron what they see a serious hurdle in the health care law. insurance exchanges are set to kick in on the first of next month and thatñr has union representatives anxious to resolve differences with the
one of the most outspoken law makers is senators lindsay ÑiÑ!% graham. he and septemberorfá mccain released a joint statement and called the framework worked out meaningless. you will see senator graham's first television interview. he argues stopping theÑi syria weapon's crisis is a small part of the bigger picture. he said the focus should be on iran. here is a portion of that. >> the mixed message and the debacle called syria can't be repeated when it comes to iran. here's cq i am...
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senator lindsay graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants. why can't they understand the word "illegal" lewis, a 72-year-old retired marine asks graham. they're not undocumented workers, they're inlegal folks in this country, if you're illegal in this country doing anything, you should be punished backing that up, is a poll that says half of americans say immigrants strengthen the u.s. with their hard work. isn't the problem that whatever the republican elite say, they've got this base to deal with? >> i think the problem is there's two types of republican party. there's the national republican party which looks at 2012 and says, oh, my god we have a huge demographic a on our hands if we ever want to win a presidential election again, we need to wake up to this reality and you have the base sort of local republican party. which goes home to their districts which have been largely gerrymandered in the house, obviously, not the senate and they come back and have these types of town hall meetings, you have to figure out if there's a median in be
senator lindsay graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants. why can't they understand the word "illegal" lewis, a 72-year-old retired marine asks graham. they're not undocumented workers, they're inlegal folks in this country, if you're illegal in this country doing anything, you should be punished backing that up, is a poll that says half of americans say immigrants strengthen the u.s. with their hard work. isn't the problem that whatever the republican elite say,...
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lindsay graham may decide he doesn't want to deal with the challenger. he is tired of the tea party moves. mark warper could decide the senate is not what it is cracked up to be and he wants to go back to the private sector. you never know what gets added to a fluid situation in the senate. there 53 democrats and 45 republicans and two independents who caucus with the democrats, giving them a ten-seat majority. picking up six seats to win control in 2014. 35 of the 50 seats will be up for grabs. 21 held by democrats and 14 held by republicans. aside from a couple of appointments in the last couple of years, these were senators who won in 2008, a big year for the democrats. any republicans are running are in safe states. seven of them being left open by senators. five were democrats. south dakota's tim johnson and jay rockefeller. they served a combined 25 terms in the senate. how about that? two republicans right now in the list. don't expect the republicans to lose seats. they can defend enough of their own turf up in 2014 in states that mitt romney won
lindsay graham may decide he doesn't want to deal with the challenger. he is tired of the tea party moves. mark warper could decide the senate is not what it is cracked up to be and he wants to go back to the private sector. you never know what gets added to a fluid situation in the senate. there 53 democrats and 45 republicans and two independents who caucus with the democrats, giving them a ten-seat majority. picking up six seats to win control in 2014. 35 of the 50 seats will be up for...
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. >> neil: senator john mccain and lindsay graham say he should be treated as an enemy combatant with more flexibility and more likelihood you're going to get results from that than a guy exploiting our legal system. what do you think of that? >> you can try an enemy combatant in u.s. federal court. the issue is not where you try him, it's how you gather evidence at the front. an enemy combatant tant because he's involved in a struggle against the united states, you don't have to mirandize him or give him a lawyer. you can gather intelligence and prevent them from carrying out other attacks. at some point they wind up in the court system and there will be a conviction. that's important but at the front end, the purpose of the enemy combatant debate is not avoid the courtroom. it's with regards to people here already carrying out attacks on u.s. territory, gather intelligence when you arrest them. who are you working with and who were you plotting other attacks with? it's not necessarily about creating a record for conviction. you can do both. >> neil: senator, there are some getting l
. >> neil: senator john mccain and lindsay graham say he should be treated as an enemy combatant with more flexibility and more likelihood you're going to get results from that than a guy exploiting our legal system. what do you think of that? >> you can try an enemy combatant in u.s. federal court. the issue is not where you try him, it's how you gather evidence at the front. an enemy combatant tant because he's involved in a struggle against the united states, you don't have to...
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got to give lindsay graham credit for that one there. at least he said his point without raising the sounds of like a 19th century southern bell. >> i really worry about what's going to happen in iran. now the ayatollahs in iran would be dancing and the on reason they're not dancing is because they just done believe in dancing. (laughter) >> jon: and i say to you, good sir, you can't trust a gentleman who doesn't enjoy taking to the floor. (laughter) we'we'stately quadril. >> jon: welcome back. everybody knows new pope francis is a humbler, gentler man, refusing to use the popemobile when commuting, yeah, that's right. bottom line is this new pope is superchillin tote low key. unlike the last pope captain flashy pants with his las vegas style music. ♪ . >> jon: that is kind of cool. i'm not the only one digging this new pope. >> in the six months he's been pope, crowds have quadrupled drawn by his warm and welcoming style and a new openness. >> jon: it's pope mania. and his first album hasn't even dropped yet. (laughter) the point is t
got to give lindsay graham credit for that one there. at least he said his point without raising the sounds of like a 19th century southern bell. >> i really worry about what's going to happen in iran. now the ayatollahs in iran would be dancing and the on reason they're not dancing is because they just done believe in dancing. (laughter) >> jon: and i say to you, good sir, you can't trust a gentleman who doesn't enjoy taking to the floor. (laughter) we'we'stately quadril. >>...
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graham. all for her appearance on some sunday talk shows in the wake of the attack in benghazi, libya, during which she outlined a set of talking points from intelligence officials on their best assessment at the time of what had just happened in benghazi. those talking points, we later learned, were not prepared by ambassador rice or edited by her in any shape, way, or form. but the attacks against her were so intense that susan rice, who was then widely reported to be a top contender to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state before it was even offered to her. >> out of of the running, susan rice tells us she's withdrawing her name. >> i withdrew my name because i think it's the right thing for the country and for the president. >> this is so dramatic. they are trying to figure out how republicans managed to deny the president his top choice for secretary of state without benefit of a nomination or a hearing. >> however they managed, republicans did do that. they did pre-emptively kno
graham. all for her appearance on some sunday talk shows in the wake of the attack in benghazi, libya, during which she outlined a set of talking points from intelligence officials on their best assessment at the time of what had just happened in benghazi. those talking points, we later learned, were not prepared by ambassador rice or edited by her in any shape, way, or form. but the attacks against her were so intense that susan rice, who was then widely reported to be a top contender to...
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yesterday president obama met with frequent administration critics senator john mccain and lindsay graham both of whom are likely to back congressional authorization. >> vote against that resolution i think it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> in an interview with the newspaper syrian dictator bisals assad said he warned of igniting a mideast powder keg if he interveneings. a cruise missile strike from offshore will be difficult to contain. depending on the terror group for the region military strategists warn this key lay will give syria even more time for a strike. >> even when they march to the brink of war it passes time advantage in the initiative. the ball is in assad's court. who doesn't have much time if they can convince members of congress to go along. they continue to work in washington next week. >> doug luzader live in washington. thank you, doug. >> we have this moments ago. russia reporting the radar detected two ballistic objects being fired from the eastern mediterranean sea. it is in syria and israe
yesterday president obama met with frequent administration critics senator john mccain and lindsay graham both of whom are likely to back congressional authorization. >> vote against that resolution i think it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> in an interview with the newspaper syrian dictator bisals assad said he warned of igniting a mideast powder keg if he interveneings. a cruise missile strike from offshore...
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. ♪ >>> what i proposed along with lindsay graham and will be announcing that we have four democrats and four republicans and another gang of eight, i love these gangs of eight, i guess, is legislation that sets up rules where you have to go with, if the government wants to go to a member of the press and say, you have to divulge your sources in certain information, they first have to go to a judge. and that judge will impose a balancing test. if we can set up these rules, i think we'll avoid the morass. >> that was senator chuck schumer on sunday flrks deucing legislation designed to protect journalists. the bill, which the white house reportedly asked shumer to reintroduce, is part of an ongoing effort by the administration to cool tempers in the aftermath in a series of leak investigations. reports over the past month detail a justice department investigation into a fox news reporter's personal emails, labelling him a possible co-conspirator. and the secret seizure of phone records at the a.p. has provided a glimpse into the obama administration's unexpected policing of the fourth
. ♪ >>> what i proposed along with lindsay graham and will be announcing that we have four democrats and four republicans and another gang of eight, i love these gangs of eight, i guess, is legislation that sets up rules where you have to go with, if the government wants to go to a member of the press and say, you have to divulge your sources in certain information, they first have to go to a judge. and that judge will impose a balancing test. if we can set up these rules, i think...
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lindsay graham laid him out today. i almost was embarrassed for the former senator. >> it was embarrassing because you had to sit back and think, wait a second. this is man the president of the united states wants to put in command of our armed forces. first of all, think about the obligation we have to the men and women in uniform. we owe them the best. this certainly is not the best. we watch this performance by somebody who failed to comprehend the most fundamental threats as a nation. at one point he talked about the fact he didn't imagine he would be in charge of anything. you couldn't make up how baffled and dazed and confused he appeared. these senators like to help their own. they like to confirm the president's nomination, particularly a senator, but at some point the question of competence has to enter into this. >> sean: i'm trying to get to the understanding of why. i mean, the president has problems with israel. we see what is happening the rise of radical islamists around the world. he knew this would be
lindsay graham laid him out today. i almost was embarrassed for the former senator. >> it was embarrassing because you had to sit back and think, wait a second. this is man the president of the united states wants to put in command of our armed forces. first of all, think about the obligation we have to the men and women in uniform. we owe them the best. this certainly is not the best. we watch this performance by somebody who failed to comprehend the most fundamental threats as a nation....
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say you're lindsay graham and you have a town meeting, a lot of people are thinking is graham really with us? is he fighting the president to the wall the way we want him to? lindsay graham does have to be very concerned about getting primaried. everyone's talking about chuck hagel. i think back in their district the intensity, the people who demonstrate real interest, intensity and knowledge about the situation, are they the conservative base? for the most part for someone like lindsay graham, absolutely yes. i think that's key to what's happening here. >> all right, mr. crowley, let's talk some turkey. mike murphy has a post-op in time saying the white house has come to the shaky conclusion that the president's best tactic is continue the campaign theatrics and force the gop congress to bend to his will. he writes the president must abandon the silly campaign 3.0 stuff and face reality and since magic doors one lock the door to the votes "some beneficiaries pay more and change cpi," which is budgetary code for slyly lowering budget increases over time. what do you think of this str
say you're lindsay graham and you have a town meeting, a lot of people are thinking is graham really with us? is he fighting the president to the wall the way we want him to? lindsay graham does have to be very concerned about getting primaried. everyone's talking about chuck hagel. i think back in their district the intensity, the people who demonstrate real interest, intensity and knowledge about the situation, are they the conservative base? for the most part for someone like lindsay graham,...
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i don't doubt his beliefs and those of lindsay graham. but they should have gotten the lesson of 200 . george bush lost both houses of congress and one . primary reasons two wars had turned rotten and we were about to lose the war in iraq if not for the surge. military powers such as we have got and more of it than anyone in the world has limited capabilities when you are trying to change reality in a part of the world where there is it a dramatic religious awakening taken in every country . these drone strikings. we are killing more terrorist than we are creating. when you kill 3000 or 4000 in pakistan and a lot of kid and women and elders and innocent people, have you created more recruits for al qaeda, than you killed in terms of terrorist . if you are, are you in endless war? and is this you step back and reflict. >> many say we are in a endless war because it is a different kind much war. >> you know, james madison said war is it the republics . you start to lose your freedomings. we didn't have barriers . lafayet park was wide open
i don't doubt his beliefs and those of lindsay graham. but they should have gotten the lesson of 200 . george bush lost both houses of congress and one . primary reasons two wars had turned rotten and we were about to lose the war in iraq if not for the surge. military powers such as we have got and more of it than anyone in the world has limited capabilities when you are trying to change reality in a part of the world where there is it a dramatic religious awakening taken in every country ....
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south carolina senator lindsay graham floated the idea of a u.s. boycott of the winter olympics that will be held in sochi, russia, in march. >> that seems disconnected to me. >> he told cnn's jake tapper that strained relations in with russia have made worse by the snowden mess. graham also took issue with the president's plans to visit st. petersburg for a long-planned g-20 summit in december. >> i would ask for a change of venue. >> the white house is dismissing both ideas. >> we're focused on working with the russians. >> so is this republican. >> i love senator graham. we've been close friends for 20 years. but i think he's dead wrong. why would we want to punish u.s. athletes who have been training for three years. to compete compete in the olympics over a traitor who can't find a place to call home. >> the russia expert agrees. so what are the chances the u.s. ends up boycotting the russia olympics. >> i think the chances are somewhere south of zero. again i think it's because one, it makes the united states look like the villain in this sag
south carolina senator lindsay graham floated the idea of a u.s. boycott of the winter olympics that will be held in sochi, russia, in march. >> that seems disconnected to me. >> he told cnn's jake tapper that strained relations in with russia have made worse by the snowden mess. graham also took issue with the president's plans to visit st. petersburg for a long-planned g-20 summit in december. >> i would ask for a change of venue. >> the white house is dismissing both...
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lindsay graham is up for re-election. gop leadership, people that would maybe normally come to the table at least in some fashion, are not inclined to do that. given 2014 on the horizon. >> right, i mean i think that look what i would, my asterisk to everything. >> there are a lot of asterisks -- >> like a double helix of, a triple helix of asterisks, what i would say, a caveat here. i think it is important to not suggest that there is nothing to see here in terms of benghazi. irs, the a.p. if it is nothing to see here, then the president doesn't come out yesterday and say what he said. for people who are saying the irs is not a scandal, when the white house is essentially ceding that point, i think we have to move on from there. that having been said, republicans are very wary of an overreach. mccain has been very clear about that. he has been saying something parallel to what krauthammer says, essentially don't make the mistakes of past years, 1998 in particular, don't, don't go looking for something that isn't there. a
lindsay graham is up for re-election. gop leadership, people that would maybe normally come to the table at least in some fashion, are not inclined to do that. given 2014 on the horizon. >> right, i mean i think that look what i would, my asterisk to everything. >> there are a lot of asterisks -- >> like a double helix of, a triple helix of asterisks, what i would say, a caveat here. i think it is important to not suggest that there is nothing to see here in terms of benghazi....